Which One of the Thermal Label Printers is Best for your Home/Business?

Thermal label printers are the perfect solution for labeling and organizing everything both at home and in the workplace. Unlike ordinary paper-based printers these types of printers utilize a specially manufactured heat sensitive paper. When the special treated paper passes over the thermal head the printed image is created. Utilizing a built-in keyboard and screen, they can operate without a separate computer. Thermal label printers come in two different types, the “direct thermal” and “thermal transfer”.

As the paper traverses the thermal printer head, the “direct thermal” printer creates a printed image through the process of heating coated thermal paper. The image is created when the coating becomes black. By adding heat at a temperature either higher or lower than the standard temperature you can add another color. This additional color will often be red. The thermal head and the platen are two main parts of this machine. The specially treated heat sensitive paper is activated when the heating elements in the printing head receive electrical currents thus triggering the image to appear on the paper. These printers are typically used in ultrasound machines whereby pregnant women can get pictures of their unborn children.

Most bar codes are printed using a “thermal transfer” printer. You can also print labels for your clothing using thermal label printers. These printers are very sophisticated and function by melting a coating of ribbon which is glued to the labeling material. The fixed thermal head of the printer in this system presses onto a plastic label or onto paper which is then sent over a roller called a platen. Barcodes can be printed in a trio of sizes; four inch, six inch and eight inch.

Many types of thermal label printers are available. The Citizen CLP-521 creates sharp images and printed labels, it is a thermal transfer label printer. This label printer comes with support and is equipped with software, white plain paper, and a phone cord; it is quite convenient and easy to operate and install. The DYMO® LabelWriter® 4X Label Printer B/W is great for office and commercial/industrial applications. Both can be connected to any USB port and are cost efficient. There are lots of brands from which you can choose but these are just two that are recommended here.